Traffic Assignment and Land Use Forecasting Quiz

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Why are forecasts of population and economic variables important in transportation modeling?

To forecast future travel demands (correct)

To determine the economic impacts of planning

To assess the investment criteria in the public sector

To evaluate the alternative policies

What is the primary focus of the evaluation stage in transportation planning?

Forecasting future travel demands

Assessing the investment criteria in the public sector

Evaluating the alternative policies

Evaluating the economic impacts of planning (correct)

Why is economic evaluation of transport proposals necessary?

Because it evaluates future travel demands

Because vehicle-km and road space are commodities (correct)

Because it determines the investment criteria in the public sector

Because it assesses the alternative policies

What has evolved as an investment criterion in the public sector for economic evaluation?

Cost benefit analysis Signup and view all the answers

What are estimates made for on the cost side of calculation during transportation planning?

Land purchase and maintenance Signup and view all the answers

What is a byproduct derived from the needs and desires of people to travel or transfer goods?

Transportation demand Signup and view all the answers

Why is transportation demand necessary for economic competitiveness?

To facilitate human interaction and economic growth Signup and view all the answers

What technique has evolved as an investment criterion in the public sector for economic evaluation?

Cost benefit analysis Signup and view all the answers

What is one commodity that is considered in the economic evaluation of transport proposals?

Vehicle-km and road space Signup and view all the answers

What is the main reason for conducting an economic evaluation of transport proposals?

To determine the economic impacts of planning Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the evaluation stage in transportation planning?

Evaluating alternative policies Signup and view all the answers

Why are forecasts of population and economic variables important in transportation modeling?

To forecast future travel demands Signup and view all the answers

Which investment criterion has evolved for economic evaluation in the public sector?

Cost benefit analysis Signup and view all the answers

What does the technique of cost benefit analysis provide in transportation planning?

Economic evaluation Signup and view all the answers

Why is economic evaluation of transport proposals necessary?

To estimate the economic impacts of planning Signup and view all the answers

What commodities are considered in the economic evaluation of transport proposals?

Vehicle-km and road space Signup and view all the answers

What technique has evolved as an investment criterion in the public sector for economic evaluation?

Cost benefit analysis Signup and view all the answers

What is necessary because vehicle-km and road space are commodities not directly bought and sold?

Economic evaluation of transport proposals Signup and view all the answers

What are estimates made for on the cost side of calculation during transportation planning?

Capital outlay, land purchase, and maintenance Signup and view all the answers

What is a byproduct derived from the needs and desires of people to travel or transfer goods?

Transportation demand Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of transportation engineering?

Transportation systems planning and design Signup and view all the answers

Which mode of transportation is known for providing door to door service?

Roadways or Highways Signup and view all the answers

Which mode of transportation is known for being one of the fastest systems?

Airways Signup and view all the answers

Which mode of transportation is more effective and advantageous than highways for longer distances?

Railways Signup and view all the answers

Why are forecasts of population and economic variables important in transportation modeling?

To estimate the number of vehicles needed for future travel demands Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the evaluation stage in transportation planning?

Assessing the economic impacts of planning Signup and view all the answers

What is a byproduct derived from the needs and desires of people to travel or transfer goods?

Economic growth Signup and view all the answers

What commodities are considered in the economic evaluation of transport proposals?

Alternative policies suggested Signup and view all the answers

What is the first main stage of transportation planning?

Transportation survey, data collection and analysis Signup and view all the answers

What type of data is essential for transportation planners in the survey and data collection stage?

Traffic, land use, and population data Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the benefits of transportation planning mentioned in the text?

Support for local economic development Signup and view all the answers

What are the various components of available data gathered for transportation during the survey and data collection stage?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 1st stage of survey and data collection?

To collect origin, destination, and journey purpose information through interviews Signup and view all the answers

What variables are included in the home interview during the 1st stage of data collection?

Number of persons, their age and sex composition, and family relationships Signup and view all the answers

What is the 2nd stage in the transportation model process primarily focused on?

Determining the number of trips in different modes of transport Signup and view all the answers

Which stage of the transportation model process involves analyzing the number of trips within a zone?

Trip Generation Signup and view all the answers

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Why are forecasts of population and economic variables important in transportation modeling?

What is the primary focus of the evaluation stage in transportation planning?

Why is economic evaluation of transport proposals necessary?

What has evolved as an investment criterion in the public sector for economic evaluation?

What are estimates made for on the cost side of calculation during transportation planning?

What is a byproduct derived from the needs and desires of people to travel or transfer goods?

Why is transportation demand necessary for economic competitiveness?

What technique has evolved as an investment criterion in the public sector for economic evaluation?

What is one commodity that is considered in the economic evaluation of transport proposals?

What is the main reason for conducting an economic evaluation of transport proposals?

What is the primary focus of the evaluation stage in transportation planning?

Why are forecasts of population and economic variables important in transportation modeling?

Which investment criterion has evolved for economic evaluation in the public sector?

What does the technique of cost benefit analysis provide in transportation planning?

Why is economic evaluation of transport proposals necessary?

What commodities are considered in the economic evaluation of transport proposals?

What technique has evolved as an investment criterion in the public sector for economic evaluation?

What is necessary because vehicle-km and road space are commodities not directly bought and sold?

What are estimates made for on the cost side of calculation during transportation planning?

What is a byproduct derived from the needs and desires of people to travel or transfer goods?

What is the primary focus of transportation engineering?

Which mode of transportation is known for providing door to door service?

Which mode of transportation is known for being one of the fastest systems?

Which mode of transportation is more effective and advantageous than highways for longer distances?

Why are forecasts of population and economic variables important in transportation modeling?

What is the primary focus of the evaluation stage in transportation planning?

What is a byproduct derived from the needs and desires of people to travel or transfer goods?

What commodities are considered in the economic evaluation of transport proposals?

What is the first main stage of transportation planning?

What type of data is essential for transportation planners in the survey and data collection stage?

What is one of the benefits of transportation planning mentioned in the text?

What are the various components of available data gathered for transportation during the survey and data collection stage?

What is the purpose of the 1st stage of survey and data collection?

What variables are included in the home interview during the 1st stage of data collection?

What is the 2nd stage in the transportation model process primarily focused on?

Which stage of the transportation model process involves analyzing the number of trips within a zone?

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